Stories about Chinese from October, 2007
China: 23 Years Chronology of Taihu
Taihu pollution has caught international attention. Taodax from V360 has composed a chronology of government's attempt in fighting against pollution (zh). However, the effort seems to have little effect in the past 23 years: there are more than a dozen cancer villages nearby the districts.
Hong Kong: Want My Privacy Back
Big sister explained how and why she canceled her facebook account: I want my privacy back!
Hong Kong: Foreign Intervention
Legislator and the founding member of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, Tsang Yok-sing, comments on the China President Hu Jintao's report on the 17 party congress regarding foreign intervention in Hong Kong (zh). And he specifically points out the Hong Kong office of National Democratic...
China: Youtube Blocked
Several sources seem to confirm that youtube has been blocked in China. Ken Wong noticed that the blocking happened soon (one day) after youtube launched its traditional Chinese version (zh). Transpacifica has also confirmed the blocking of youtube.
China: Why Focus on Clapping?
Liu Xiao-yuan wondered while mainstream media in China was interested in how many times people clapped during Hu Jintao's speech in 17th Party Congress (zh). The blogger criticized such kind of formalism in China politics. His original post was deleted in sina (zh) while there is no problem in posting...
China: Reporting 17 Party Congress
Rose Liu compared reporters’ concern on the 17th Party Congress (zh): western media's concern is more substantial than Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau's media. The former pay attention to economic and political reform, while the latter concerned about Hong Kong and Macau policy… as for me, I felt that the...
China: Depoliticalization
Rensj669 from Tianya (via 1510) commented that depoliticalization is the governing politics of the present day China: When people have given up politics, they don't concern about social environment and humanitarian issue anymore. We work for the present, without dreaming for a more ideal future (zh).
Hong Kong: Feng Shui Masters Rap
Kevin Li posts two music videos of rap about feng shui and two feng shui masters, Mak Ling Ling and So Man Fung (zh). Feng shui is a discipline with guidelines and techniques of site planning, internal furniture arrangements and fortune-telling. Feng Shui masters used to dress in traditional costume...
China: Gamer flag controversy
Liu You-chen, a Taiwanese E-sport player, suddenly displayed a Republic of China flag while he accepted a bronze medal at the award ceremony of World Cyber Games (WCG) 2007, which took place in Seattle USA. The actions immediately infuriated the players like Sha Junchun (aka PJ) and Li Xiaofeng (aka...
China: Right to Express
Liu Xiao yuan noticed that a new term “right to express” appeared in the 17th party congress (zh). He pointed out the existing Chinese constitution has ensured freedom of speech, yet in reality, it is a sensitive issue. The blogger suggested that in order to protect the “right to express”...
China: 40 Million Stock Investors
Zhou Mingshing blogs about the implication of 40 million stock investors in China (zh). It is obviously that China economy is undergoing rapid transformation. The new economy required rational investors and good legal system, both are not yet well-developed.
China: Tough blogging the Communist Congress
The largest of many white elephants in China's blogsphere, bloggers for whom the Seventeenth National Communist Party Congress is too good to pass up on, in absence of text-based information regarding what's going on inside, have instead made a mashup using limited television coverage, MSN Messenger, humor and more.
China: No PC Allowed
Several universities in Mainland China has forbidden university first year students from bringing their personal computers to the classroom in order to stop them from playing computer game in the classroom. Xuexheshidai points out (zh)that some universities in the U.S would sponsor students to have their own PC. The blogger...
China: Fragile Morality
A young man fought for justice alone but received a buffet, other 60 passengers ignoring the tragedy; after Pengyu case, no people dare to help an old man, leaving him lying alone on the ground. What is wrong with our modern society? Have people to be apathetic to survive? Report on two moral-related cases leads you into discussions of our fragile morality.
First reactions to the Al Gore/IPCC Nobel Peace Prize Win
Here's a quick roundup up some of the initial reactions from the global blogosphere to today's announcement that former US vice president Al Gore and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have won this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
China: Urge for Press Freedom Legislation
Aizhong urges the Chinese government to pass a legislation to protect press freedom in China (zh). The blogger hopes the party can discuss about the issue in the upcoming 17th party congress.
China: Listing in Stock Market
Two more I.T companies are going to be listed in the Hong Kong stock market: Kingsoft and Alibaba – Keso thinks that this is good news for China e-business(zh).
China: Freak rain floods Hangzhou
Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province is home to the Qiantang River, which each year plays host to the world's largest tidal bore; large enough that it occasionally washes bore-watchers away when it comes. This year's bore has come and gone, but the biggest water story in Hangzhou this season...
China: The Richest of the Rich
Hurun and Forbes have both published the 2007 wealthy lists of mainland China. A 26-year-old woman as a real-estate developer topped both lists with a rough worth of $16 billion. However, the stories behind the stellar names again arouse public's questions, criticisms and controversies. What is going on beyond the lists?
China: According to the Law Or to the President of the Court?
A local judge, Wang Ya-guang, from Shan'xi province refused to follow the president of the people's court and insisted on making judgment according to the law. He was then revenged by the president of local court and in the past 12 years has been making appeals in different government departments...
Hong Kong: Policy Address
Erynnyes from Those were the days comments that the policy address of HK Chief Executive Donald Tsang was “old wine in a old bottom” (zh). The so-called 10 great infrastructures were old items and the HKD$250 (USD$32) annual medical coupon to elderly showed a lack of respect to their needs.
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